Dennis Wilson Wise

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Courses Taught

DENNIS WILSON WISE
e-mail(s): wolf38810@gmail.com, dwwise@email.arizona.edu
University of Arizona
Updated 1 May 2024

62 sections of 13 different courses taught as instructor of record through Spring 2024.

Literature

  • ENGL 378: Fantasy Fiction. 1 section at UArizona.
  • ENGL 373A : British and American Literature from Beowulf to 1660. 6 sections at UArizona.
  • ENGL 280: Introduction to Literature. 1 section at UArizona.
  • English 160D2: Nonhuman Subjects: Monsters, Ghosts, Aliens, Others. See syllabus here. 9 sections, including 7 online, at UArizona.
    • Due to popularity, course cap raised to 90 students in 2021; two TAs assigned.
    • The online iteration is officially Quality Matters certified (160D is under “SBS”).
  • English 2030: The Experience of Literature. See syllabus here. 1 section at MTSU.
  • ENGL 152: Writing and Reading (literature based) – 1 section at Ohio State.

Composition

  • ENGL 598 (U of A): Preceptorship – 2 sections. This graduate course trains and supports incoming Graduate Teaching Assistants
  • English 102 at U of Arizona: First-Year Composition II. See syllabus here. 4 sections, including 1 online.
  • English 101 at U of Arizona: First-Year Composition I. See syllabus here. 14 sections taught, including 9 on-line.
  • English 1020 at MTSU: Research and Argumentative Writing. See syllabus here. 4 sections.
  • English 1010 at MTSU: Expository Writing with multimodal component. See syllabus here. 4 sections.
  • ENGL 151 (Ohio State): Writing and Rhetoric I – 5 sections

Related teaching experience

  • Directed Self-placement Advisor. Responsibilities include guiding incoming freshmen into the appropriate University of Arizona Writing Program course
  • Portfolio Assessment for the University of Arizona Writing Program
  • Invited week-long guest lecturer on John Steinbeck for ENGL 3320: Twentieth-Century American Literature – MTSU. Invited for familiarity with subject.
  • Ran studio sections for English 1009: Introduction to University Writing, at MTSU
  • Writing Consultant, University Writing Center at Middle Tennessee State U.
    • Description: one-on-one writing instruction for any university student. Extensive experience with minority and English as Foreign Language students.